Energy & Mining
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Strait of Hormuz Closure of 2026: What the Chokepoint Is and What Shutting It Cost
WASHINGTON D.C., August 1 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the…
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1973 Arab Oil Embargo Pushed Crude Prices Up Nearly 300 Percent
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1 — History records a clear precedent for how significant disruptions to global oil supply…
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Iran War Oil Shock Hits Asia Hardest as Brent Swings Between $72 and $118
MANILA, July 30 — The global petroleum industry is bracing for a new shockwave after U.S. military strikes…
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet: How Aging Tankers Evade Western Oil Sanctions
BRUSSELS, July 16 — Against this backdrop of escalating economic warfare, the European Union’s 21st sanctions package has…
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U.S.–Iran Escalation Threatens Global Oil Supply, Prices
WASHINGTON, July 30 — The resumption of U.S. strikes against Iran, following the initial missile attack, has pushed…
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Ongwe Minerals’ Gold Anomaly Could Transform Namibia’s Mining Landscape
A multi-kilometer gold anomaly has been found at the Omatjete Gold Project in Namibia. The discovery, made by…
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Sanctions on Russia: From the 2014 Crimea Measures to the 2022 Invasion and After
BRUSSELS, July 27 — The tally of international sanctions on Russia has now passed 16,000 since 2022. On…
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IEA Electricity 2024 Outlook: Renewables to Pass One-Third of Global Power by Early 2025
PARIS, July 26 — The International Energy Agency’s ‘Electricity 2024’ report projects that renewables will generate more than…
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Iran’s Attack on Israel Pushes Oil, Gas and Gold Higher as Markets Brace
Against the backdrop of the Persian Gulf’s shimmering strategic waterways, the Strait of Hormuz once again occupies the…
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US Energy Department Runs Nuclear Weapons, National Labs and a $17.5 Billion Reactor Loan Push
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The United States Department of Energy occupies a singular position on the American national…
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Oil Hits Two-Week High as Hormuz Stays Shut and US Lets Russian Waiver Lapse
GENEVA, July 25 — The US Treasury issued a 60-day waiver on sanctions covering Iranian oil exports on…
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Diesel Fuel Explained: From Peanut Oil in 1900 to Ultra-Low-Sulfur Standards
MOSCOW, July 25 — The liquid fuel known as diesel, designed for compression-ignition engines, remains a backbone of…
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Data Centers’ Water Demands Spark Resistance From Chile to Uruguay and Brazil
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The hum of servers inside the world’s data centers is getting louder — and…
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JET, Europe’s fusion reactor, shuts down after 40 years
LONDON, July 25 — Against the backdrop of a decommissioning effort that will stretch into the 2040s, the…
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Houthi Blockade of Saudi Arabia Pushes Brent Crude Above $100 a Barrel
RIYADH, July 20 — The Houthi blockade declaration in the Red Sea has sent a jolt through global…
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US and Saudi Arabia Sign Civil Nuclear Agreement Giving American Firms Access
RIYADH, July 22 — Saudi Arabia has thrown open its civilian nuclear market to U.S. companies, a move…
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Bab el-Mandeb Strait: the narrow gate that carries Gulf oil toward Suez
CAIRO, July 22 — The Bab el-Mandeb strait, a 20-mile-wide maritime passage whose Arabic name translates to “Gate…
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Trump adds Abraham Accords condition a day after US-Saudi nuclear agreement is signed
WASHINGTON, July 22 — On a sun-baked July afternoon, the long-simmering civilian nuclear pact between the United States…
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US-Saudi 123 nuclear agreement: what it allows on enrichment and what critics say
WASHINGTON, July 22 — The Trump administration has submitted a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress,…
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Uranium enrichment powers civilian reactors and nuclear weapons
WASHINGTON, July 22 — The technical reality of enriched uranium is that it is simply uranium in which…
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OPEC+ keeps output steady despite rising geopolitical tensions
VIENNA, July 21 — The 23-nation OPEC+ alliance holds a spare production capacity of roughly 4 to 5…
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State Renewable Portfolio Standards: How They Work and What They Have Driven
LONDON, July 21 — The renewable portfolio standard, or RPS, has become the quiet workhorse of clean electricity…
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Russia’s Central Bank Sells Gold for a Tenth Straight Month, Ukrainian Intelligence Says
MOSCOW, July 21 — The shift in global gold flows is becoming harder to ignore. Russia, the world’s…
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Texas, Spain and Norway show the risks of putting households on wholesale electricity prices
WASHINGTON, July 21 — At a suburban utility substation outside Denver, the digital readout on a transformer flickers…
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